The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-03
YELLOw.HAND's SCALP.
A corre,pondent Relates the Romantic
story Of How II Camc To DahEle ss
Buffalo l3illss Bclt.
lCleveland Leaper.

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Yellow-Hand, famous Cheyenne
Chief, and the consequent naming
of War Bonnet creek IN wy
o,0iug from that circumstance. When
Gen. Crook was serenadtng the sioux
tribe with bullets In the summer OF 1870
Buffalo Bill was his wagon-maseer ana
chief of scouts. A courier had come
into Crooks camp with the intelligence
that young Sitting Bull had broken
away from Red Cloud Agency with 500
Fighting bucks and was then on the
way 10 Join old sitting Bull up here In
Montana Territory, while Yellow.
Hand, the big Chief Of the Cheyeunes,
had also left his agency without per-
mission, with 500 warriors, bound
north on similar errand. Troops
were out securing the country In every
direction, Crooks particular business
being to reach Running Water, fellow
on to Rawhide creek, cross plateau
to Indian creek, and there meet and.
crush Yellow-Hand or drive him back
to the agency.
Arriving on the plateau mentioned,
clubs of Indians could be seen far
ahead In the dim distance, and one Of
the officers predicted that everybody
In the civilized command would be
killed. There were Ave. companies OF
Infantry aud one troop OF cavalry, that
latter making detour snd coming
around ahead Of the wagon-tratn 10
line of battle, while the mule whack-
ers were ordered to dismount and fight
by their mules. ALI this took time.
At last the red men drew quite lnear.
when from their hosts rode out In front
of the lines, halting midway, . magni-
fcently equipped and gaudily.decorated
Indian, hts handsome war-bonnet filled
with eagles feathers. trailing behind,
and shining Winchester rifle resting
easily ON the angle Of his arm. He
proudly sat his steed and surveyed the
pale faces with insoience and scorn.
Then, uttering a war.W hoop OF fdefiance,
the chieftain raised his rifle and fired
one shot at his enemies. The challen.
ger was Yellow-Hand. His riding
forth alone, delivering but angle
shot, and that In the face of his ene~
mics, the uttering Of defiant war
whoop-aIt this meant nothing more
nor less than a challenge to a duel.
Was there no one among all those
white soldiers to take up the gauntlet
so defiantly thrust at them?
For moment everything was still
not a sound was heard, the Indian
meanwhile stridlDg majestically before
them and awaiting the result OF his
shot. Then all at once from the white
mems lines dashed a single horseman
with his rifle carried at ready, who
rode obliquely along the front of the
line, then turned suddenly toward the
champion standing. ..alone and ready 10
receive him. Troops and Indians
watched with deepest interest the out
come OF the fight, for 1t meant duel
to the death. Yellow Hand started
his pony galloping in circle, lying
far over on the opposite side, according
to the aboriginal style of fighting from
horseback, and fred shot after shot
quickly and rapidly at his pale-faced
adversary. Buffalo Bill sat his steed
like Centaur, and only pulled tho
trigger when there was some reason
for it, preferring not to waste a shot
unless there. was some chance OF hit
ting. Gradually the circle became
smaller, and the faster Yellow Hand
fred his Winchester, always loading
his magazine and manipulating his
piece while lying alongside OF and on
the furthest side of his flying animal.
| When the distance had been lesscned
to about $50 yards, and when BuHslo
| Bill had been graZed more than once
by his eneny's lead, the latter sud.
denly halted his horse, took quick
and accurate aim at the circling pair,
and pulled the trigger. Down went
the rider and steed, rolling over in the
dust, both of them shot to death!
Rushing forward, tie white scout leap.
ed from his horse, and whipping out
his long, keen hunting knife, scapled
the great warrior in full sight OF both
armies.
With the loss OF their leader the
spirit of the Indians was broken. They
could not fight after that calamity, the
scalping OF their favorite chief utterly
and tee,otally breaking their savage
hearts. They gave up the scheme OF
Joining the other hostiles in Montana
and hurried back to their own agency,
scattering provisions and plunder by
the way. That night the troops camp
ed on Indian creek, and in honor Of
Buffalo Bill's great achievement and
handsome trophy taken from Yellow.
Hands head, the name was changed
from Indian creek to War Bonnet
Creek, which latter title II still bears
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